Dictionary

Q en · NUM · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin Q.

Meanings

1. (number, uppercase) The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

Forms

Q en · SYM · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin Q.

Meanings

1. (letter, uppercase) The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

Forms

Q en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /kjuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• (Australia) audio
• /kjʉː/ (New-Zealand)
• /kju/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• (US) audio

Etymology

Shortening

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of question or questions.
   alt of question
   alt of questions
   • Q and A
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of quarter.
   alt of quarter
3. (UK, countable, slang, uncountable) Abbreviation of quarter. ▸ A quarter ounce of a drug.
   • Yeah, alright, started with a Q, didn't wait in line 2023 June 1, Dave, Central Cee, Jim Legxacy, Jo Caleb, Jonny Leslie, Kyle Evans, “Sprinter” (track 2), in Split Decision, performed by Dave and Central Cee, Neighbourhood; Live Yours:
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Q factor (“quality factor”).
   alt of Q factor
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of quasar.
   alt of quasar
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of qualified.
   alt of qualified
7. (countable, uncountable) American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of queen.
   alt of queen
   • 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=) 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 23:
   • The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+ Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+. 2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess:
9. (alt-of, countable, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).
   alt of q
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, qualifier:rhythmic gymnastics, uncountable) Abbreviation of qualification.
    alt of qualification

Forms

Antonyms

DNQ

Deriveds

RLQ · DSQ · RQQ · DQ · q · RIQ

Translations (10)

pt D (dama) (playing card) · et E (emand) (playing card) · sv D (playing card) · is D (drottning) (playing card) · ru Д (playing card) · fr D (playing card) · pl D (dama) (playing card) · da D (playing card) · de D (playing card) · nl V (vrouw) (playing card)

Q en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /kjuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• (Australia) audio
• /kjʉː/ (New-Zealand)
• /kju/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• (US) audio

Etymology

Shortening

Meanings

1. (qualifier:pseudonym) Arthur Quiller-Couch.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, followed by an ayah (verse) number) Abbreviation of Quran.
   alt of Quran
3. The hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle (“source”)); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)
   • In comparing Q 10:10–11 and Mark 6:11, there is no reliable way to determine which exact form of the saying is more primitive, the third person account of Mark or the direct speech recorded in Q. 2006, Brian Han Gregg, The Historical Jesus and the Final Judgment Sayings in Q, Mohr Siebeck, →ISBN, page 103:
4. (US, abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of QAnon (“anonymous poster on anonymous online message boards who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory”).
   alt of QAnon
   • At the end of her report, Coaston concluded, “Most people have never heard of QAnon, or Q — and that includes most of Donald Trump’s supporters.” That’s still the case, but the fact that this book is at the top of some of Amazon’s most prominent recommendation lists means that a far larger share of the population will — at a minimum — stumble across these ideas. 2019 March 6, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “How a conspiracy theory about Democrats drinking children’s blood topped Amazon’s best-sellers list”, in Vox, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2019:
   • In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff. 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian:
   • In this fantasy world, all of the far right’s wildest dreams come true: Q promises that Clinton, Obama, Podesta, Abedin, and even McCain are all either arrested and wearing secret police-issued ankle monitors, or just about to be indicted; that the Steele dossier is a total fabrication personally paid for by Clinton and Obama; and that the Las Vegas massacre was most definitely an inside job connected to the Saudi-Clinton cabal. 2017 December 19, Paris Martineau, “The Storm Is the New Pizzagate — Only Worse”, in New York, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2018:
5. (colloquial, with the) Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.
   • “So you’re from the Q?” he said. / “The Q?” said Donovan. / “Albuquerque,” said Jason. 2011 December 6, E.M. Tippetts, “Dinner and a Movie”, in Someone Else’s Fairytale, book 1, WorkHorse Productions, Inc., published 14 December 2013, →ISBN:
   • Some folks in “the Q” prefer to drink the Fair Trade Guatemalan coffee fresh roasted in this locally owned small café. 2013, Sharon Niederman, “Michael Thomas Coffee Roasters”, in Explorer’s Guide New Mexico, 2nd edition, Woodstock, Vt.: The Countryman Press, →ISBN, page 89, column 2:
   • Great, I call Ahmed and he comes to the Albuquerque airport car rental spot. […] We’ll buy the cutting powder and small plastic bags and everything else we need in the Q. 2013 August 21, John Andes, “Blue Monday”, in Loose Ends, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 60:
   • Okay, Albuquerque has a few furniture stores on the north side, plus, Walmart and Target. […] Hey Manny, I’m gonna head into the Q, do you guys need anything here? 2023 August 15, Wren McCabe, Michel Prince, Encased by Steel (The Origins Charter; 1), Michel Prince Books, →ISBN:

Deriveds

Qaren (QAnon) · Qcumber (QAnon) · Qultist (QAnon) · GQP (QAnon) · Q drop (QAnon)

Q en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed Q, from the novels by Ian Flemming, where he created Q-branch, which creates secret devices hidden in plain sight, named after Q-ships, heavily armed merchantmen that look like normal merchantmen.

Meanings

1. (slang) A gadget master, gadget creator.

Forms

Relateds

Eye-Q · Q-ball · Q-line · Suzie Q · Q angle · Q-slur · Q rating · Q-pop · Q-Day